Two young girls were killed in a house fire Saturday in Mount Vernon, Washington. Police believe that the fire was arson. Two suspects are in custody, and both were tenants who had lived with the homeowner just a week before. When they were evicted, they threatened to burn the house down.

A six-year-old, Xavier, and an eight-year-old, Rose, were the children of the homeowner.

Kimberly Marie Hughes, 32, and Jaramy L. Chism, 24, are charged with first degree arson and first degree murder. “I will sue you or burn your house down,” Hughes told the homeowners on July 8.

The fire began around 2:00 a.m. The family and another tenant were asleep inside.

Bryan Bachofer and Jessica Starr, attempted to rescue their children, but could not. Starr fell from a second story window in the children’s room. The injuries they sustained in the fire have left them hospitalized.